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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1902-8-7, Page 1ru • Vol. 81, No, 4 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1902 W EL KERR, Prop, New Advertisements. Reeved excursion—O, P, R. Voters' Lists—John MoIatosh. Truth is Mighty—Dr,MaoLeod. Tho Standard Bank—F, H. GIraY, Fail term—Listowel Business College, MxstX Li Jews. Ja rtestawn. Fall wheat ie a good orop and the (spring graine are showing up in good form. Several persons near Jamestown will go to Manitoba to bolp in the harvest fields. • Quite a number from this locality will take in the Exoareion to Kincardine on Tneeday neat. Mre. Forsyth and her brother Chas. Dow, of Pod Glasgow, Scotland, who have been visiting rslativee in this locality, left on Wedneeday for a trip to Saginaw County to visit their uncle, Chas. Forest. John Forrest, of this 2nd line, of Morrie, e000mpanied'them. He ie a brother to the gentleman they have gone to eee. Clinton. Dounro DRowNrxo.—A sad aooident by drowning occurred on Sunday afternoon in Goderiob Towoebip, about three miles from Bayfield and six from Clinton, whereby two promieing and muob respect- ed young men, Fred Burnett, only eon of George Barnett, and Arthur Curry, only eon of Joseph Curry, lost their lives. They had gone with another young lad some two miles from bums to the Bay• field river to swim.; Burnett got beyond his depth and Carry went to hie rossae. As neither could swim both were drown ed. A third lad dtagged Buruott'a body out, and went a mile and half to the nearest house for assistance. Every effort was made to resaojtate him, but life wee extinct. I:Uttel. Tbe oat orop in about ready for harvest. ing. Miss Ada Imlay, of Sarnia, was visit- ing relatives here. Mre. Taylor and daughters, of London, are visiting Jae. and Mre. Laird. Mre. Taylor is their nein. We have a new Co. Constable here now ae "Does" Cole hae been appointed. He should fill the position all right. Rev. 0. P. Wells, M. A., and S. Cham- bere attended the MethodistDietriot meeting at Gorrie on Wednesday. Poet Office bonre fbr Coronation Day, Saturday, 0113 inst., will be from' 8 to 9 a. m. and one hoar after arrival of after- noon mail. Mre. Monro, of Toronto, le visiting her parents, Wm. and Mre. Hall. Mr. Mun- ro was also here for a day or two but was nnabie to prolong hie stay. Ethel Sone of Temperance will hold 'their annual pio•oioin the Dilworth grove on Labor Day, when a good program will be preeented of which full particulars wiil be given later. 11, Wanner, of Palmerston, has been epending a few days in Ethel this week as the Carriage factory was closed down for a short time for repairs,- He's a Andy worker, • The Connell pushed through a lot of municipal work at their meeting last Monday. Clerk McIntosh le getting a hold of the ran of the multlfarioue dui. fes of his ofnee in a:oompeteee manner, Notice have been counted in Etbel and surrounding country as to ettendanoe at the exonreionto Kincardine next Tnee- day aul the ;outlook ie for a good turn- out. Hope favorable weather is being arranged for.. Gorrie. I1 le stated that Wm. A, Irwin well known bere, will be appointed Poetmaeter in Gorrie as almoner to the late Henry Perkins. He will no doubt oompetently fill the office. Wednesday of thia week the annual Financial District meeting was held in the Methodist (thumb bere. There was a good attendance. The ladies served dinner in the school room, HENRY PERRINO PAYS NATO111'3 Den.— Thursday evening of last week the home oall came to an old, well• known and highly esteemed resident in the person of Henry Perkins and he passed away from a world of Buffering to that land where the inbabitante are never eiok.' Hie death was not an unexpected event as he had been ill for a long time. He was a man of a frank, kindly nature and hada wide acquaintance enjoying the friend• ship and oonfidenoe of the community to a marked degree. Henry Perking was born in Lanark Co. Ont., Oot, 20th 1836 Died in Gorrie July 810 1902 aged 66 years, 9 months and 11 days. He was united in marriage on March 6th, 1863 to Mitre Louise Green, of Howiok township, by Rev. Jae. Carmichael then of Clinton, now the Right Rev. Lord Bishop of the Diocese of Montreal, Thie anion was blessed with five ohildreo the three aides having died. George, 30 years old, pre- deceased him four years ago and there are left to mourn a widow, two daughters, Mime Eleanor and Edyth, and two brothers, Joseph and Robert, of Lanark Co., and two eistere, of Gorrie. Deceased wee a life long Episcopalian having been lay delegate at Synod, and for a number of years Superintendent of Sunday school and church warden. He joined the L. 0. L. No. 115 town of Perth in 1856, after. wards moved to Westport, Leeds Co. and became Master of L. 0. L. No, 47 and in 1850 moved to Gorrie and was a member of this lodge up to death. During his time was made W. M., of 767 ; Dietriot Master of Howiok ; Co. Master of North Huron ; ton years Jr. Deputy Grand Master of Ont. West, and was made an bonorary member of the Grand Orange Lodge of British North America, only one more besides himself in the Dominion having had eaoh an honor con. [erred on him, Deemed bad all the degrees of the Order conferred on him being made a Royal Bleak Knight of Ireland on March 11th 1885. On retir- ing from the County chair was presented with a gold headed Dane one of the finest in the Dominion. Io politica Mr. Perkins was a etanneh Conservative hav- ing been for a number of yeara President BRUSSELS RACE.S Tuesday & Wednesday, august 19&20 BrueselsTurf Club will put a First-class Program of Horse Races on the tip-top half mile track on the above dates, the list embracing theafollowing First Day 2.50 TROT OR PACE 2.25 " FREE-FOR-ALL. tr Second . Day 2,80 TROT OR PACE 2.22 2,19 of It u Trotters will be allowed 5 seconds advantage iu all classes. X1,200 in Purses A large class of good horses expecded as dates come in between Wingham and Toronto Racea. ' The track is fast and in excellent condition for records. REDUCED RATES ON THE RAILWAY. K etch out for posers giving full particulars. W, P. Scott 8ec'y. Robtt Thomson Pros, Committee—P, S. Scott Jno. Beattie and Jno. Hewitt, of the Ouneorvative Association of Huron, He watt an honorary director of the Economigai Fire Igeuranee Co,, of Ber- lin, and wee appointed Poetmaeter in Aognat 1891, The funeral was under the direotion of the Orange Order and wee Very large, one of the largest that ever took place in this vicinity. 11 proceeded to St. Stephen'o ahgroh and the sermon was preaobed by Rev. E. A. Hall, The pallbearere were ;—Tboe. Farrow, Brae. cele ; John Mooney, Bruseele ; B. S. Gook, Fordwieh; Jae, Faille, Newbridge; J, Scarlett, Leadbury ; W. M. Evans, Gorrie. Mre, and the ,Misses Perkins will be ata oorded the eineero sympathy of the nom. natality in their bereavement. Loacik.►ury. Mrs. Wm. Kneohtel has gone to Mani. toba where ebe will vieit for month or two. Wm, Rae, B. A , Prinoipal of Edmon- ton High School, is borne plaiting his parents. Albert, eon olJamee Hilione is ab pres ant very sick with inflammation of the bowels. We are sorry that Wm. Easton, our genial Dream gatherer, hae gait the job owing to sickness, John Crozier hae purchased a power windmill to lessen labor. He intends to do all kinds of work with it. It is an 18 foot wbeei. Deudis Bros. have again started to Warmth. They have everything in good ehape and will no doubt keep up their good reputation. Wm. Davidson returned home a few days ago from the Wed where he hae been for three years. He and hie brother James will go back again on the first exoarsion, W roof ter. Mee Annie Martin has returned from Toronto. Mies Bite Powell is visiting friends in Wiartou. T. W. and Mre. Gibson, of Toronto, are visiting relatives here. Jno. Brawn, of Toronto, is spending a few days at his home here. W. French, of Garrick, shipped a oar load of cattle to Toronto on Monday. Miele Barnard, of Hamilton, is the guest of her cousin, Mre. Ohne. Pope. Master Tot Belden, of Toren to Ja notion, is visiting his aunt, Mre. T. F. Miller. Mrs. A. H. Muffat and children have returned from a few bolidaye at Ayton. Mrs. W. Hazlewood, of Clifford, spent Monday with her sou, gyp. C. Hazlewood. Min Alice Hamilton left for Chatham on Monday where the will visit for some time. Alex. and Mre. Thomeon, of Guelph, are gnats of the !attar's father, Jno. Gofton. Mine Haggle Miller, of Toronto, is attending a week's holidays et her home, "Gatmoee Farm " The Mimes Hazlewood entertained a number of their friends to a lawn party Monday evening. 0. Forest, Loan Inspector of Mutual Life of Canada, was iu the village a few days of last week. Lyell Ireland and Mise Annie Ireland, of Dnrbarn, are the guests of their stint, Mrs. F. V. Dickson. Rev. W. Reid, of Weston, bo taking the work of the Rev. R. S. G. Anderson, during bis vacation. Byron Simmons, of Toronto, is spend. fug a few holidays with his parents, Geo. and Mre. Simmons. . A number from here attended the funeral of the late Henry Perkioe in Gorrie on Saturday, Mteses Morahan and Jean Davidson attended the excursion to Goderioh from Wingham on Tuesday. Our football team went to Lietowel last Thursday and defeated the team of that town by a score of 2 to 1. A load of the members of the Method- ist oburah attended the Quarterly meet. Mg in Belmore on Sbnday. Mieses Elsie Allan, and Sara Allan left on Saturday for a twb weeks' visit with relatives at Galt and New Hamburg. Bert. Muton, our batober, who was kicked in the cheat while handling a steer one day last week, is able to go retina again. There was a large tnrn.out of farmers with their teams on Friday to draw gravel for the dere which wee completed that evening. The water is now dammed back and gradually rising to its old level. This will much improve the printout rather desolate appearance of the lower and of the village. Wao%ETitn DEFEATS GALT.—Tho moat exoitiug Football game of the season took place on the Wroxeter park grounds Tuesday evening between Galt, the champions of Western Ontario, and the Wroxeter team. The play from the start was fast and furious and the teems seemed very evenly matched. At about fifteen minutee from the start one of the fined sorimmagee ever seen in this sect. Won tools place in front of the Galt goal, over o dozen of the players rolling over eaoh other while the Galt goal keeper was hugging the ball tighter than he ever hugged hitt best girl. From the midst of the struggling crowd the Galt man tore bimaelf with the ball eafeiy tucked awny he made a furious throw towarde the side, but let the ball through thelgoal. In older to make etre Miller, of Wroxe• ter, sent it through the snood time. It wee called one goal. The eeoond' half wee rushed in a lively manner by Galt, they were bound to even up if ponible but every rush on goal was met by those iuvinoiblo betake, Blackwood and Robin. eon. If anything the vioitors had the beet of it during the last halt bnt failed to score. In twenty eight matches play. ed by the Galt team ;hie eeasbn they lost only three goals and met their drat defeat in Wroxeter. The game was devoid of all toughens and played in a very gentlemanly maneut by both teams, George Paulin gave good satisfaction ae Referee, If our forwarde, Miller and Rae put up mall a good game at sixteen yearn of age what will they 135 able to do when tbey arrive at football maturity 2 Bricker and Sanderson pub up a magnifl• met game, Dowling, who was not vary' well, did not put ap his noual brilliant game. Langford, taking the place of Edwards, who had big ebopider knooked out in the Listowel game, showed a clean pair of heels to every ops but looked in combination. J. Rao, centre, played in tine form. Joe, Seagram, (MoLeaa) in goal was not called upon very often to show what he could do but when he was wanted he wap' very much there. The turn out was good and both teams were obeered continually by the epee. tatore, Wroxeter bee played eleven games this mama and euffered defeat only twiee. Wal ton. Bert, Cummings spent Sunday in Olin• ton, Mise Minnie McDonald has returned home. L. MsDooald hae recovered from his illneisss, Me Dora Kinney is visiting friends at Heosall. P. and Mrs. Dill spent Sunday at L. McDonald's. George Candler is wearing a "sonny" emile these days. There was no service held in St. George's Churoh last Sabbath. Mre. Kohler in visiting her slater, Mrs. MoMallen, at Oalderwood, Mrs. Dougall, of Henson, is visiting her brother, John Mowbray. Will. Ferguson, of Auburn, le assisting E, H. McLaughlin for a few Ways. Misses B. and L. Koine, of Gorrie, are visiting their easter, Mre. W. h Johnston, Mies Maude Wiltee, of Clinton, spent a few daye at R. H. Fergueon's this week. Mrs. John Waghorn and ebildrea, of Toronto, are visiting at T. G. Wagborn's this week. A few of our residents took in the Galt. Broeoels football match on Wednesday evening at Bruseele. Next Sabbath morning Rev. A MoNab, M. A., will preaob a'opeoial sermon to the children in Duff's ohnrob. New oatalognea are being printed for our exoelleot'Public Library. We have about 700 books on the net. Mr. Swab, wife and daughters, from Ohio, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. (Rev.) M. G. Jarrow, of this village. We are sorry to report that Mre. Eli McLaughlin is i11 with pneumonia but we hope the will soon attain oomplete restoration. Charles and Mrs. Leppard, of Moles• worth, were visitors at Dr. Armstroog'e this week. They are en route for Lon. don on atholiday tour. Wm. Rae, who bas been teaching in Edmonton, N. W. T., is home for the bolidaysand wee renewing old acquaint. atone in Walton this week. D. and Mre. Fritzley, and Mies Nellie McKenzie, of Detroit, are visiting at Alex. McKenzie's. Mre. Fritzley was formerly Mies Annie McKenzie. Esaarsion to Kincardine next Tneeday, Return fare from Brussels 86o for adults and 48o for obildren. Train leaves for the lake at 8,12 a. m., and on the home trip pulls out of Kinosrdine at 6.30 p. m. tat rn.nhrooar. Rev. J. F. Knight le spending his Summer vacation in the North West. Jno. Cowan, K. 0,, hie daughter, Mies Annie and Mies Jean Calder, of Sarnia, are 'idling at the home of the latter, Cranbrook and !ooality will be repre eented at the S.13. excursion to Kincar- dine next Tuesday if the weatber is favorable. Notice tbat train leaves Ethel at 8 01 a. m. and Brussels at 8.12, Some of oar young men have been boasting about forking bay but Tom MoRae, a medical student, forked two ton, nine bnndred and ninety pentacle of buy cot of a windrow on to one waggon in thirty two minutes and a halt BARN BURNED.—The barn on Lot 25, con. 12, was destroyed by lightning on Tuesday at noon along with hay, wheat and barley just harvested, Some imple. merits were also consumed. John Gor- Balitz le the tenant, the farm being recent- ly purohaeed by Wm. Mickel of the same lice. The contents of barn were insured in the Howiok Mutual. Faint Hogorau, Wan. Tan.—Following ore dime interesting notes from letters written by Jacob Bohn oak, formerly of this locality, but in Washington Terri- tory, 13. S., for a number of yearn, to relatives here, Mr. Schnook is in the employ of a lumbering firm. He Hays I— I am generally bogy as the Co. have quite a store in the oamp and 1 am storekeeper. I keep the time of the men, write all orders, ohegnes, an., and do the book- keeping. Last Winter woe a mild one, ball frogs singing and mosquitoes buzzing about. The cook and myself were the only ones left in cramp at Ohriatmas time when work was shut off for a week. A. good many Dame book with considerably lees money than they took away. The foreman and I went out elk bpptiog one day and we eaoh were anoosaeful. He killed a oow e:k and I shot a calf. We saw 15 in one band that day and I could have got 6 or 6 of them bat we were too far away from camp. The calf I got was about twine as big at a deer. Have got akin tanned and will bring 11 home with me some day as it makes a fine rug, Cor Spring wan baokward this year, After breakfast and the men have gone to work I visit the 9 cabins and put the fore out of the stoves in oold weather. Each oabin holds 8 meta. I also swoop oat the cabins, get the wood, teed the 12 pigs and attend to other duties snob ae Ming eawe, fix the lamps, bluokomithing, ono. The evenings get very pool hate and fire is often required. I run a dart of a branch Savings Bank and often have a dozen watches and from 9500 upwarde money in my po0eeoeion belonging to the men. Must not forget to tell you that I have turned out to be quite a dootor and have a regular doctor's outfit sent me from the hoopital at Hoquiam. When the foreman goes to town I have charge of the works. He ie sometimes away 4 or 5 days ata time. The Co. got a new locomotive and 20 new care, coating them 985,000. In the Spring season we see wild geese by the thousands in their Northward flight. Have just returned from a trip to the Northwesterly part of the 17. S. Saw cedar tram op Olero:l2 to 14 feet across, The Maoism Indinne killed a whale there a abort time ago, 110 feet long. They drink the oil which they fry out of the body lying an the beaob, You can smell the whale 9 miles away as it is in a badly decomposed state, Wild strawberries are to be found bore in large gnantitise and are very nine eating. Have engaged a man to do some ditobing on my ranch (600 acres) eta eat to effect necessary improvements. Don't have numb time to write letters bat am always glad to reoeive them. I get Tan PosT regularly. Ell tae's alte- Rev. F. 6. Oaten, of Luokoow, woo in town on Tuesday. William Smith, who bee been on the eiok list for some time is improving. Mrs, Brownlee is expected to armlet in the Methodist ohoir next Sunday evening, Pare. Oummer, of Owen Sound, is with her daughter, Mrs. J. Forrest, who is ill. Rev. W. W. Leech, of Toronto, is spending a few weeks with hie many friends here. Reeds, F, Swann, W. W. Leeoh and F. J. Oaten and Joseph Leech attended the Methodist District Meeting in Gorrie on Wedoeeday, The Quarterly service of Blnevale Cir. ouit was held in the Methodist church on Sunday morning. Rev. R. Paul, of Brussels, preaehed with bis old•time vigor. The pastor was assisted in ad- ministering the eaorameot by Rev, W. W. Leedb and Rev. R. Paul. The Official Board met on Monday evening and made the appropriatione for the year. (;.r t33•. Next Council meeting will be held at Oranbrook. Township Council minutee may be read en page 4 of thio issue. Mies Kite Harbottle, of Brussels, is visiting rslativee on the 14th con. Ino. B. MoLauohlin spent a few days at Bayfield during the past week. Willie and Maggie Elliot, of Bright, are holidaying at Jae. Elliott's, their anole, 8th con. We have next Tuesday marked down for a day's outing to Kincardine on the S. S. Excursion. Truman Smith, 7th con., has been under the doctor's oars daring the pact week but is once more convalescent. The first threshing of the Beason was done at Angus Lamont's on Wedoeeday, It was a good sample of wheat and big yield. It watt W. Brewer's maohioe. Corn although very poor in some places is a good orop in others. Chas. Rozell,10th con.; has one patch of about - aore, that has has up to 9 feet and ie still growing. Io Gray township Voters' list for 1902 there are 948 names in Part 1 ; 108 in Part II ; end 5 in Part III. 685 parades are competent to serve as jurors. List was posted up last Friday. A fine book baro 42x62 feet was raised on the farm of Ghee. Cleaver, lot 31. con. 11 on Friday of last week. Wm. Dark did a good job in the stone work and Alex, Hird hoe the carpentering in hand. It will be an up.to-date building. Thureclay evening of last week Mies Annie Livingstone, 1j: miles North of Brussels, received a shook from a east of lightning saesvere that she was quite ill for several days and was under the loo. tor's care. It was a very oloee Dail for her life. H. and Mre. Ball, formerly of the 10th con., now of Wingham, left on Friday for an extended-vieit in the West. They will spend a few months at Calgary, and intend ependiug next Winter in Vaocou. var. The visit will extend nearly a year. Their old friends here wish them a plea. sant time. An ingenious Greyite, who was bother- ed with crows in his corn, hae rigged an alarm that even the onto black fellow cannot understand. Astake is driven in the ground on the incline, to this is at. • toothed a cow bell and from it to the barn. yard runs a line of binding twine and when a covey of orowe ebow up the string is pulled and the frightened visitors deoamp. Morro+. Apple buyers are in eight, Township Council mat last Monday. Rural Baboole will open a week from next Monday for the Fall term. Morell Mo.Kenzie, of Ripley, was holi- daying with the Sherrie families, 4th line. There teas no service in Sunshine Methodist church last Sunday as it was the quarterly Communion at Belgrave. Samuel and Mre. Burke were vioiting relatives and friends in Goderioh and locality for a few days daring the past week. Rev. R. Paul, of Bruseele, preached at Johnston's ohuroh feet Sabbath evening. He retains hie old time vigor to a marked degree. Mre. Hamilton and daughter, Mise Pearl, of Toronto, are visiting James and Mre. Hall, 6th line, Mrs. Hamilton is their daughter. Look out for nu nest Tuesday on the Excursion to Kinoardine. A tiptop time was enjoyed last year and we are going to try it again. L Kingswood, wife and son, of St, Thomas, were visiting at Jas. Sharp's The tormer returned on Monday bat the others will extend their visit, Several Morrisites went to Goderiob last Tuesday on the excitation. Rain in the forenoon and late home coming de- tracted from the pleasure to no small extent, A fine Dominion piano has been par. chased by Edward Niobol, 5th line, from Joo. Walker, of Brosoele. Thie is 10 pianos in 10 months sold by this dealer, a good record. George Hood, Sanehine, fell not long since rind gave one of hie arms a severe sprain that bag interfered somewhat witb hie customary ioduetrial habits but we hope no permanent injary will remain. Jno, end W, R, Mooney, 5th line, wore among these to pay their last respects to Henry Perkins, an old and highly totesm- ed Gorrite who was buried last Saturday afternoon, Tho two Wain were quite intimate, Mise Flora McNeil, of Hgllett, is visit. ing Mise Aggie Bradshaw, 4th line, Robert Bell, of Grey, who 10 visiting Fibs sou, Jno, R. 8oh line, pitehed 28 tondo of heavy Fall wheat in one day loot week: He is poet 71 years of age and we doubt 11 a similar feat ie often attempted by men of hie age. Mr. Bell ie undoubtedly one of the old heroes, Miss Lily Sbarp, 5th line, left for London ou Monday where slue will amid her brother•in law, W. A, Lowry and afro. Lowry in Catering to the public' in the redound at rhe popular resort Springbauk Park in that city. She will fill the bill allright. Peter Jaokeon, 8th line, and others will take a trip to the West on the Harvesters' Excursion. Mr. Jookson hae decided to spy out the land for himself and if he finds what suits him he may parchaoe and remove Weebward. Morris will not be suited with any eaoh intent- ion. Tuesday's lightning was closer and and sharper than some supposed. Frank Lambie and Will. Duncan were anhitoh• ing borne on the barn floor as the rain was falling and while handling a steel nook yoke Mr. Lambie received a shook on one of bis hands. It had to be rubbed to restore oiroulation. A aloes call. Oar readers will learn with no small regret that Mrs. Henry Mooney's health is anything bat what her many friends would wish it to be. She and Mr. Mooney went from Wayburn, N. W. T., to Banff in the hope that the medioinal treatment and bathe there would prove efficions. We sincerely hope to Boon be able to report favorable progress, BARN BURNED.—Lightning destroyed the book barn on the farm of P. Scott, North Boundary on Tuesday. Tbe building was 46r80 feet. Io lb were 16 sores of hay, 7 acres of wheat, 4 loads of green feed, Implements deo. There was 91600 in the Howiok Mutual on barn and oonbente. It will be quite a lose to Mr. Scott, partioalarly at obis season of the year. BARN STROOx BY LranTNxNo.—There• day evening of last week the bank barn on Thoa. Bone's farm, Srd line, was ettnek by lightning and had a clone above. The gable was the point of attack, the electric onrreot following down the boards to the door of the etabie where it left marks of its course on the frame and wall. A good reiloh cow was killed in the yard. It was fortunate the building was not fired ae the mow was well packed with bay. Both barn and cow were insured althongh Mr, Bone will not roaeive full value of course for his loan. It might easily have been worse as lightning is not long at its destrnotive work. WINGHAM DISTRIC r MEETING. The annual Dietriot Meeting of the Wingham Dietriot was held in the Metho- diet Obnrob, Gorrie, on Wedneoday of thie week. Rev. D. Rogers, of Fordwiob, the affable Chairman in the District, in the ohair. Rev. A. G. Harris, of Luck - now, was the Seoretary, and looked oare- fully after hie work. After devotional exercises the roll was called and the fol. lowing were present ;— Wingbam, Rev. R. Hobbs, H. Park ; Laoknow, , A. G. Harris ; Teeewater, " G. J. Kerr ; .. Ethel, " 0. P. Wells, S. Cham- bers ; Fordwich, D. Rogers ; R. J. Garbutt, R. Deaobman ; Wroxeter, " I. A. McKelvey, J. Bretbaaer ; Blnevale, " F. Swann. J. Leech ;: Brunets, " T. W. Omens, W. H. Kerr ; Ripley, " R. I. Hooking ; Ashfield, F. J. Oaten ; Salem,'T. E. Sawyer, absent ; Whitechurch''' O. 0. Koine ; Bethel, " Pentland, absent, S. Doupe ; Bervie, " W. R. Vance ; Belgrave, " A. H. Brown ; Kincardine, " Jos. Philp, absent ; Tiverton E. W. Edwards. w In a vie of the work t has review Tiverton decided to booms self supporting and this removes the last of the Missions on Wingham Dietriot. Following are amounts levied on the various eironite for thio year for the Gen. oral boatman' and Snperannation funds:— Gorrie, — Gorrie, Gen, Con. Fund Bap. Fund. Wingham $ 11 10 974 Kincardine 8 36 56 Looknow 7 75 52 Bruesele 6 80 60 Teeewater 6 60 44 Ethel 6 55 40 Pbrdwioh 6 75 45 Gorrie 7 85 52 Wroxeter 4 95 33 Blnevale 6 30 42 Aehfleld 6 46 48 Salem 615 41 Bethel 4 60 31 Ripley 7 55 50 Bervie 8 90 59 Tiverton 4 40 29 Whiteohuroh ., 5 75 88 Belgrave 5 60 87 Arrangements were made for the hold- ing of Missionary and Ednoational meet. fuss in the District, largely local arrange. menta. Rev, W. W, Lesob, of Toronto, was present and addressed the meeting. He is au the Superannuated list but yet an aotivt worker, Mr. Leech was for years a member of this dietriot. An Open Parliament followed on the question of Evangelistic effort. Short addresees were given by Dewitt. Meagre. Marie, Hobbit, Kerr, Oaten, Wells, Gar. batt, Rogers and Meyers, Deaohrnan and Obambers, A dineseion was entered ape as to the (petition of a re -arrangement of the work on several Northerly oironite. The Chairman appointed the following Oom• mittee to report on the oaeo;—Revde. Barrie, Oaten, Kerr and Rogers. Rev. A. H, Brown, of Belgrave, was appointed to take charge of a Dietriot Reading oirole in the mattet of soliciting Members, Rev. Walter Rigeby, who woe to ad- areas the Diatrftlt meeting relative to the claims of 51, James' Churob, ltloutrettl, was unable to be present owing to galtfug to Wipgham too )ate for train to Gorrie. Meeting was brought to a olose by the Bonedietion. The ladiee of the congregation had nicely flower•deoked tabloe set in the basement, loaded with both the neoeesar- iee and delicacies of life and the delegates were invited there to dinner. It was a thoughtful and hoepittohlo procedure, They were 000011ed to hearty vete of thapka on motion of W. H. Kerr and R. Deaohmap, supported by Rev, Mr. Wella;. The highly esteemed pastor, Rev.' R, J. Garbutt, L. L.13,, made an appropriate reply. Brussels Council. The regular meeting of Brussels Conn. oil was held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening of this week, Present Reeve Rose and Counoillnre Henderson and Doualdeon. Minutes of last meeting read and passed. Following dements were presented for payment :— A. MoLaaohlin, salary 925 00 Simon Greet, fire department .,1 00 Wm, Bird, street improvements38 00 R. Denbow, ri ,42 64 R, Henderson, " 1 25 A. McNaughton, Town Hall 10 50 Moved by Donaldson, oeoouded by Henderson that the foregoing 0000uate be passed and orders leaned for same. Carried. Moved by Henderson, seconded by Donaldson that H. James be permitted to extend hie shad West to Elizabeth street and build 40 feet to East end of hie stable on 000ditiene be remove the pres- ent lean-to to barn and build during 1902. Carried. The following communication from L, Mahler re apple evaporator was read :— To the (tonnail of Brussels :—Dear Sire,—As I am unable to attend the Coattail I writs these few linee to take my place. I would like very mach for the Council to oonsider my propoeitione. As I have sold the entire evaporating machinery at Brussels, my intentions are to build larger or move out, If the Connell of Brussels, will grant free water and not assess my property for more than $200 I will enlarge rnybueinees so that the oapaoity will be from 300 to 500 boehels per day. To do this will be necessary to pat up several buildings. Should the Council not meet with my views I will move out ae I have other induoemente. If the oapaoity of factory be enlarged as above this would give er• ployment to 40 people. Ae a role my building was aeoeseed too high. Tours truly, L. MAULER. Chatham Ont., Avg. 2nd, 1902. ;!loved by Donaldson, seconded by Henderson, that if said Mahler builds ao- oording to the terms of hie letter that the Connell will Man as asked for this year ae to taxes. Carried. Council then adjourned. CHHURRUH Cltl;tlES. Temperance lesson next Sabbath in the Sunday Schools. "The pleasure true religion affords" will be the topio at the Epworth League next Sabbath evening, Rev. T. W. Omens and W. H. Kerr attended the District meeting of the Methodist Church at Gorrie on Wednee. day. Maitland Presbytery and the Presby• torte! Young People's Ooovention will be held in Brunets on Monday and Tues• day, Sept. 15 and 16. In obosrvanoe of the sabbath as a day of rest, London and Winnipeg are the beet of the large cities of the Dominion," said Rev. G. Shearer, of the Lord's Day Alliance. By a change of regulation the financial year of the Upper Canada Bible soaiety will end with the calendar year. Thie will oeoeaeitabe the holding of meetings and making oolleotione earlier as the date baa heretofore been March 1st. At the Offioial Board of Brussels Metho- dist Ohnrob held on Tuesday evening, the salary of Rev, T. Wesley Coote was fixed at 9810. It was agreed that the let Sabbath in eaoh month be the Sunday the pastor will be at the Brunette S. S., Oranbrook to be supplied by Rev. R. Paul, or looal preaabere. The indications for a eaooessful year are of a very hope- ful character. "The purifying power of the Christian Hope" was the oubjeot dieoonreed upon by Mr. McLeod in Melville church last Sabbath morning the text being "Every- one having this hope set upon him pure. flesh himself ae He is pure," St. John 3- 3. It was an inspiring demonetration of the Truth, Rev. T. W. Omens preaobed in the evening from the lest "He saved otbere, Himself he cannot save." Hie sermon was well reaeivel. The monthly Miesiouary meeting in connection with the Methodist Sabbath Bohool was held Met Sunday afternoon - Io addition to the regular program a chorus was given by H. R. Brewer's elan ; a solo, "Ars you a reaper 7" Pante Maggie Beattie ; Mre, Buchanan gays a good address on Mina ; and a short ad- dress by Rev. T, W. Coons. Collection was 95.58, for the first quarter the Mle• eionary collections have amounted to 919 58. There was a large attendance at the first gaarterty communion service of thio Oonferonoe year in Brussels Metho• diet Ohurob Inst Sabbath morning. The pouter preached a very appropriate ear - noon from the text, "When I eee the blood I will pane over." The fellowship meeting wan held from 9.80 to 10:30 o'otook. Sacrament was dispensed after the sermon. Mr. McLeod, of Melville Church, occupied the pulpit in the even- ing and gave a good cliesaateo from the topic, "Give and it than he given unto yen." Work of dredging the sxoavation for the water power canal at Sault Ste. Marie is oomploted.